This article elaborates on the Bronze Age landscape sanctuary, shaped by scratching rocks, visible only by looking from the sky, determining Achilles'？cult and Troy in the Croatian Adriatic area. Under Greek mythology, Achilles'？mother, the sea nymph Thetis, buried her son and erected a monument to him. Homer's descriptions are recognized in the landscape, confirming the images stated in Greek tradition. Drawn and written geoglyphs shape the sanctuary and provide evidence of the Iliad. The area has not been subjected to archaeological excavations, and the conclusions are based on landscape archaeology, ancient literature, and etymology. Several drawings and inscriptions are shown here, emphasizing the word Achilles, which is in a sacred geometric arrangement with geoglyphs and his probable barrow, showing and accompanying toponyms of Troy. The ancient inscriptions locate Troy with greater accuracy than before. The discovery challenges the Trojan hypothesis in Asia Minor.
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